Tag Archives: quran

By Naima Blances Shaibu (Sweden) I reverted to Islam on April 24, 2015. And I started wearing the hijab two weeks after I took my Shahada (testimony of Islamic faith). It wasn’t easy for me because my family is against my decision to become a Muslim. One of my daughters even told me that she doesn’t want to have anything to …

By Vanessa McGreevy (Boston, USA) My Hijab. My Hijab is my crown. I am a queen, and like a queen I don’t shake hands with strange men. My Hijab. My Hijab is peace. This piece of cloth that covers my body. Is serenity. A sign of submission. They say it’s a sign of submission to my husband. I say: No. Submission …

By Anna I am a born Muslim who never practiced Islam before even though I still loved Allah more than anything! I always had an urge to wear the hijab but was never strong enough to go with it. Alhamdulillah, I started reading the Quran and started to question my life style 24/7. It came to a point where I …

By Jannah (USA) I’m 25 years old and Caucasian. I was born in a Christian family. During my high school years, I pursued a modeling career. I can recall thinking “This is what I want. I want to be a model.” So my father was active in assisting me in this career path. We made profiles online, went through a …

April 2, 2015Comments Off on I’m not strong enough to face people in my hijab

By Ena I am originally from Bosnia. But grew up in the Netherlands and did not have a typical Islamic upbringing. However, on a big part, I was informed about many of the beauties of Islam. Though it wasn’t until a half year ago, after my personal search for the truth and meaning of life, that I have found peace …

Dear Hijab, You are a tiny piece of cloth that adorns thousands of Muslim women’s heads as a sign of faith, religious conviction, and modesty. I bet you never intended to be the center of so many controversies. So many feel it is their duty to make a judgment about you. A symbol of oppression they say! All this leaves …

March 11, 2015Comments Off on The Miraculous Quran-My ultimate encouragement

By Juliette Zayat (Lebanon) I started wearing hijab when I was sixteen years old. I chose to wear it because it gave me a sense of protection, I felt safe, and comfortable. My mother was a Christian and at that time, my parents didn’t practice Islam, so we were Muslims only on our ID. I always felt love towards Allah and …

By Assia (Spain) I was born and raised in Spain in a Moroccan family. I always loved my religion, Alhamdulillah (God-Graciously) and I loved to learn about it. But I never liked the hijab and never thought that I could wear it. One day I watched a video about Allah Subhanaho (All-Praised) saying: ‘I respond to the call of the caller’, the Sheikh …

By Mari (USA) I was born and raised as Catholic. I am now a revert to Islam, Alhamdulillah. I started wearing my hijab in October of last year and I never removed it since then. At first it was tough, my family and friends were not very accepting of it, but sooner they respected my decision and accepted it. Our purpose …

By Barbara Poley (Australia) We had a wonderful event in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia introducing many skeptical women to the joy of wearing hijab. After the event we received the following message from one of the participants: Dear friends, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for inviting us to learn more about you at your World Hijab Day …